Gosh Dang.....Yeah I have seen people spend crazy $$ on paint and body. I won't do it because I use and abuse my car. I actually run it! Parking lot hopper, show stopper, trailer queen. Sure, spend that $ and cry when you get a little nick or scratch on it.... Not worth the headache to me.
I frequent the local car shows and stuff here in town. I know most of them. Those guys always asks me to park and stay, they will let me in for free etc. I tell them NAH, I am headed to the beach or whatever.... They say Damn you drive your car that far? Then I tell them about my set up and that I usually go through 2 tanks of fuel each time I take it out and use 1/2 to 1 full bottle of NOS... then they really say I am crazy. I just don't have the patients to sit around all day. The paint on my car is not perfect but I would say it is a 7-8 on a 10 Scale. For me that is plenty.
